Girls water polo: Foothill forfeits win over Newport

Richard Dunn

Foothill High’s girls water polo team forfeited its 9-3 nonleague

victory against Newport Harbor last Friday because suspended co-coach Dan

Klatt reportedly attended the match illegally, improving the Sailors’

record to 17-4 (including Wednesday’s 13-2 win over Woodbridge).

Newport Harbor Coach Bill Barnett said “it’s ridiculous” that the CIF

Southern Section has forced Foothill to forfeit the win.

Klatt, who received a red card in the previous game and was suspended

from attending the Newport game, reportedly was on the Newport soccer

field, adjacent to the pool.

Foothill (17-1), the two-time defending CIF Division I champion, also

defeated Newport Harbor, 5-4, in the Santa Barbara Tournament this year.